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lee (lē)

noun

  1. shelter; protection
  2. a sheltered place, esp. one on that side of anything away from the wind
  3. Naut. the side or direction away from the wind

Etymology: ME le < OE hleo, shelter, akin to ON hle, Du lij, Ger lee (in leesense ) < IE *leu- < base *el-, warm > L calere, to be warm

adjective

  1. designating, of, or on the side sheltered or away from the wind
  2. ☆ facing or located in the direction toward which a glacier moves
Lee1 definition

Lee (lē)

noun

Etymology: var. of Leigh; also short for Leroy

a masculine and feminine name
Lee2 definition

Lee (lē)

  1. Lee, Ann 1736-84; Eng. mystic: founder of the Shakers in America (1776)
  2. Lee, Charles 1731-82; Am. general in the Revolutionary War, born in England
  3. Lee, Henry 1756-1818; Am. general in the Revolutionary War & statesman: called Light-Horse Harry Lee
  4. Lee, Richard Henry 1732-94; Am. Revolutionary statesman: signer of the Declaration of Independence: cousin of Henry
  5. Lee, Robert E(dward) 1807-70; commander in chief of the Confederate army in the Civil War: son of Henry
  6. (lē)
    Lee, Tsung-Dao (dzo̵oŋ′do̵u′) 1926-; Chin. physicist in the U.S.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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